The God of Comfort
Isn't it wonderful to know that when we need God most, He is there revealing Himself in that still small voice?
I needed desperately to hear from Him today. When I was finished with class, I pulled out my reading plan which was 2 Corinthians 1-3. My eyes immediately fell to verse s 3 and 4. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
I immediately tried to remember the words to a chorus we sing at church...it goes something like:
God of all comfort.
God of all fears.
We have come to seek You.
We have come to seek Your face.
While I do not enjoy being away from my family, especially for two weeks, I love being away from my desk, from everyday stuff that doesn't allow me to focus on the task at hand. This course is without a doubt the most in-depth course I have taken in my career with the Government. We were discussing the present value of future returns, which by the way was a total mystery to me in High School and certainly in college, but now that I can relate it to something in my nearer term future (retirement is one example - nearer now at thirty-something than at 18) it was de-mystified for me. Yet through the day, I needed God's comfort; I needed Him. And just in time (I've been studying the Toyota Production System and Just-in-Time (JIT) production), He reveals Himself.
Later I went on a 3.5 mile walk with my friend Ginger on the UVA campus and once again was blown away by the beauty all around me. This time not just in nature but in the majesty of the campus itself. Yes, created by men but provided for by God.
God, what a wonderful, compassionate friend I have in You.
I needed desperately to hear from Him today. When I was finished with class, I pulled out my reading plan which was 2 Corinthians 1-3. My eyes immediately fell to verse s 3 and 4. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
I immediately tried to remember the words to a chorus we sing at church...it goes something like:
God of all comfort.
God of all fears.
We have come to seek You.
We have come to seek Your face.
While I do not enjoy being away from my family, especially for two weeks, I love being away from my desk, from everyday stuff that doesn't allow me to focus on the task at hand. This course is without a doubt the most in-depth course I have taken in my career with the Government. We were discussing the present value of future returns, which by the way was a total mystery to me in High School and certainly in college, but now that I can relate it to something in my nearer term future (retirement is one example - nearer now at thirty-something than at 18) it was de-mystified for me. Yet through the day, I needed God's comfort; I needed Him. And just in time (I've been studying the Toyota Production System and Just-in-Time (JIT) production), He reveals Himself.
Later I went on a 3.5 mile walk with my friend Ginger on the UVA campus and once again was blown away by the beauty all around me. This time not just in nature but in the majesty of the campus itself. Yes, created by men but provided for by God.
God, what a wonderful, compassionate friend I have in You.
Comments
Needed to hear that!
Your blog has been so insightful to me. I'm glad to know that I can reciprocate!